BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ Three college students accused of setting fire to a string of rural Alabama churches can be released from jail on $50,000 bond each, provided they stay away from alcohol, cars and home computers, a judge ruled Thursday.

In a brief order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert R. Armstrong Jr. said all three suspects must live with their parents in what amounts to house arrest with electronic monitoring as they await trial.

None of the three has a criminal record and all come from ``normal, stable, caring, working-parent homes,'' the judge said in approving bond.

But, he wrote, all three are under 21 and ``drink alcoholic beverages in amounts that would be excessive for adults.''

The judge rejected prosecutors' plea that the three remain jailed until trial.

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I hate it when they say, "He gave his life for his country." Nobody gives their life for anything. We steal the lives of these kids. We take it away from them. They don't die for the honor and glory of their country. We kill them."-- Admiral Gene LaRocque

Bon Voyage, I hear Israel is lovely this time of year, with the gentle smells of burning, dying Palestinians wafting on the breeze.

Sounds like just the kind of place that would appeal to these three "poor boys" who used sophisticated bombs to destroy 10 Baptist churches.

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I hate it when they say, "He gave his life for his country." Nobody gives their life for anything. We steal the lives of these kids. We take it away from them. They don't die for the honor and glory of their country. We kill them."-- Admiral Gene LaRocque